Mercoline connecting via EDI services to the DATEV McDonalds Franchaisenehmer and and reduces the cost of billing data exchange. As franchise headquarters, the McDonald’s provides various services for the McDonald’s operated by franchisees Germany Inc. restaurants, such as purchasing, marketing, or training. These services were so far made the franchisees in paper form into account. The franchisee handed his bills to his accountant, who recorded them in the control program. The downside: a single breach of media via paper invoice generated very high costs on both sides. This is exactly what wanted to change the McDonald’s headquarters. “Because many tax advisors of our franchisees to the services of the DATEV eG are connected, the idea was born to create through our long-standing EDI and signature partners Mercoline of a reliable data connection to our House and account data digital and more cost-effective to send.” explains Daniel Voigt, senior specialist projects & SOX finance, the objective of McDonald’s.
In close Cooperation between Mercoline, McDonald’s and DATEV developed the following process: Mercoline takes over the billing data from McDonald’s and converted them with the help of EDI services in a special DATEV-XML format. At the same time an electronically signed PDF invoice is generated, whose signing is later checked by verification by DATEV on authenticity and authenticity. The standard eXTra (advanced XML transport standard) is used for the EDI data exchange with the DATEV cooperation – data interface. Bound at the DATEV tax consultants of the McDonald’s franchisee can then access the stored in the DATEV – data center, electronic invoices and apply in your accounting program. In December 2010, the pilot phase started with the first McDonald’s stores and its tax offices. McDonald’s as well as the accountants are very pleased with the initial results. The data transmission to the DATEV and input of data by the tax consultant working smoothly. We are the project in the next few months continue to roll out and firmly believe this result quite quickly up to 1000 our stores to connect. That reduces costs for all involved and protects our environment. in addition”satisfied summarizes Daniel Voigt from McDonald’s.